My internet connection let me down, sorry for my absence

At least I only got a £5 increase over last year in the end. Phew

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When to apply

If your tax is due to run out at the end of the month, you can renew it from the 15th day of the month.

Ach, damn.
I was going to try anyway but realised I'd need the new MOT to be already done - that's being done at the weekend :weeping:
Let's see how much more I have to pay tomorrow :grumpy:

Hoping you'll return with renewed spirit.
If no more Road Sport Cup, where else am I going to get my RAC kicks from?

Quote from Bean0 :

As I understood you can only renew if your VED expires within 14 days, which would mean that you can;t renew until after the budget. I could be wrong though.

I thought it was as soon as you get your reminder through the post, which I have

Quote from the_angry_angel :

Incidentally, what the hell do you drive P1lot?!

Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 T-Spark

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Anyone have their UK car tax due at the end of this month? Bet the budget will increase it for big cars tomorrow, buy it today!

Car tax bands based on CO2 emissions http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Mo ... axYourVehicle/DG_10012524
Find your CO2 emissions http://www.smmtco2.co.uk/co2search2.asp

My car has 220g/km and I'm worried they move the boundaries which would push my car into the highest tax band

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Er... What's the point in flying this old plane again? Just for nostalgic "Look, there's an old plane" reasons?

Because this plane was one of the best at giving you the spine tingling WOW!! factor at airshows... for aviation enthusiasts like me, anyway.
Hope they are able to chuck it around the sky like they used to, i.e. like a x10 scale fighter
I saw it's second last display in the early 90's, awesome!

Make no mistake, LFS takes effort. You have to concentrate to drive competatively, relative to pick-up-and-play console games.

When I want more interest in LFS, I join a league - but Road Sport Winter Cup has ended now
...but this is forcing you to practice/race regardless of whether you wanted it

Change it yourself you lazy arse

People look at me funny when I tell them I'm checking my oil level. Pretty necessary with an Alfa T-Spark engine, best to maintain it at the max for long engine life.

Has engine design advanced so much on modern cars that no-one needs check the vital fluids between 12 thousand miles? Unheard of 20 years ago and I wouldn' trust it. People assume the bonnet gets lifted only when there's a problem.

I suppose you could just wire an external buzzer instead of the LED, though it would draw more power than an LED. It would then continuously buzz until the gear is changed or revs drop.

I can't confirm for a long time so will drop out and make way for others. Sorry

Quote from Knight_Atack :

Well, I gave it a try.



Examples given on 2 colored bg (will work with basically any color), full logo and mini-logo, as well as an example of seeing the logo on a possible website.

Now those seem more in keeping with what was wanted (my opinion) and are great! I was about to suggest little cars in the lines of the first one, but saw you had done that for the website example
Maybe top down cars?

Never give up!
Even when ending up at the back of the field after lap 1 of a full grid, you're sure to make 10 places just from retirees :S

Quote from NorwegianViper :

Dewushka....anyone remember her?
probably the fastest female driver in LFS evah
Think she was a mouser as well? c`mon fordi...u prolly remember...

Ah yes, I remember getting owned by Dewushka (translates as little girl?)

I've got the stupid situation where the wireless connection for a second PC cannot stay connected, unless I switch encryption to WEP. It's a strong signal, I've tried many channels, but WPA and WPA2 encryption disconnect all the time.

Worth a try for you?

The wall plug thingies...
There's a chance that several houses, or half a street are on the same phase (fed from the local substation from 1 of 3 phases). These devices transmit high frequency signals down them, I've also seen something similar for sending video signals around a house.
The tricky part is finding out if the neighbour is on the same phase. I wonder if they come with encryption/password?

I've got it programmed to a button on the G25 shifter.
If you want it on another controller; assign a spare keyboard key to handbrake within LFS (if not already defaulted to one). Use profiler software to assign the joystick/gamepad button to emulate the keyboard press.

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I CLICK THE ACCELERATE BOTTEN AND PUSH THE PEDEL BUT NOTHING HAPPENS

Have you changed the option for accelerate/brake from button to axis? (If I remember correctly)

Then
Options > Controls > Axis
Click on Accelerator, press the gas and watch which axis is moving (bottom right) then click on it to assign.

Congrats to both of them.
The Road Sport Winter Cup grid is looking decidedly yellow!

Hi Shaun,

Any standard sound card will do. Use the green (I think) socket for stereo output, no need to use the black if present (Surround).

In a previous setup I used to have PC sound going through my HiFi, it sounded absolutley great!

If there's no existing soundcard, you can even get a USB soundcard without the need for installation.

Electrical Design Engineer. I design voltage/power transformers for industry

Quote from danowat :

Am I the only one who grips their wheel so hard it makes their arms and neck hurt the next morning?

Yep, I'm guilty of that. I have a rubber mat under my wheel to stop me pulling it off the desk!
I come away from league races exhausted

People have moved it laterally with the addition of an extra plate. Check here http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=277657

I've also read about the simpler solution of spacers behind the brake pedal.

Also, this might be of interest for shifter mods http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=299371

Quote from mcintyrej :

You should all come to Teeside Karting. AFAIK Its the worlds longest and fastest track, up here at middlesbrough.

You mean Teesside? Shame on you if you live there as well!